Joy and Tears as People Celebrate New Year Around Asia

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Millions of people across Asia welcomed 2025 through intricate firework displays, prayers for peace and local traditions. In Taipei, thousands gathered in a city park to recreate a tearful scene from a classic movie.

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00:005, 4, 3, 2, 1.

00:04Welcoming the new year with a bang.

00:07Across Asia, millions of people celebrated the end of 2024

00:12and the beginning of 2025.

00:153, 2, 1.

00:19With countdowns and fireworks,

00:21drone shows, parades, and performances

00:41by native-born international artists.

00:43In Western Asia, fireworks and cheers

00:50reigned over the Syrian capital, Damascus,

00:52in the first New Year celebration in 50 years

00:56without an Assad in power.

00:58Jump, jump.

01:03While in the East, a more muted approach in Japan

01:06with the traditional ringing of the bell at midnight

01:09to mark the end of the old and bring in the new.

01:12Happy New Year!

01:15In Taiwan, the iconic Taipei 101 exploded in color

01:19at the stroke of midnight.

01:21And just down the street, thousands of people

01:27brought in the new year with a Taiwanese classic movie

01:31and tears, replicating the film's last scene

01:37where at this location, the main character

01:40bursts into tears in the early hours of New Year's Day.

01:46No matter how the occasion was marked across the region,

01:49there are high hopes for 2025.

02:19Whether through fireworks, prayers, or tears,

02:32millions of people across Asia ushered in 2025 together,

02:37welcoming the new year with open arms

02:40and shared hopes for happiness, peace, and new beginnings.

02:45Dauphine Chen and Harrell Hughes for Taiwan Plus.

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